Cloth-sponging machine



C. E. MURRAY. CLOTH SPOQNGIN'G MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY I8, I92!- Patentd 001:. 1922...

2 SHEETS-SHEET marifzw /m C. E. MURRAY. CLOTH SPONGING MACHINE- APPLICATION men MAYIB. 1 921,

1306mm) Wbarimfizmmy i "CHARLES Monkey, on cn onso, ILLINOIS. A

" cno'rn-sironeme MACHINE.

Application filed Ma is, 1921.

Toa'ZZwhom'itmagjooaom: 1 i n known that 1, CHARLES EDWARD MURRAY; aciti zenof the UnitedStates of America; was residentof Chicago, in the f f s county ofCookQState ofIllinois, have invented certain nevv 'and useful Improve- I nients in *Cloth-Sponging Machines of n-qvvhic'h the following is aspeeification.

*This invention relates tohloth sponging dampened in the operation of shrinking the sanie evious to: cutting and making into 15 To provide a structural formation and as- Soci'a'tiOn of parts whereby the fabric undergoingthe sponging operation is exposed to i *the' machine to attain a very thoroughdamp- Toprovide a parts and mechanisms Wherebyethe reeling n the pleating ofthe fabric as it leaves the a 9' 40 Fig. is an enlarged detail longitudinal ening" of the material f jvvithout leaving any "exces moisture therein as the 3 fabric passes to thefpleating orthefreeling units of the structural combination ofthe f final squeezing rollers, can be readily shifted {and directed to one or the other ofthe reelingorpieatmg units at the will of the operpear. p flTn the'accompany ing drawings Q"""Figifilfis aside elevation illustrating the M015, all asvv'illhereinafter m an 5 genera arrangement of parts in the) prea t erred torin oflthe machine.

tion of the steamoutletdiiets or pipesof the 4 p f present improvement,

Fig.4, end elevation oftheoperatingl mechanism of the reeling and pleating w joftheniachinel f p Like reference numerals indicate like parts in theiflseveralvi i I Referringkto the drawings, 1 d i te thes'upporting fraineflof the machine of any 5d usual and suitabldconstruction and provided with rails, standards and extensions to support" the difierentjparts and. p *m t haiil Smsof themachin.

ing arranged transversely of the frame 1. and havlngianxopen top covered by a hori- 1 of burlap fabrics.

ingrlongitudinally of the casing 2 andicon nectedlz atflone end With a source of steam supply; I Ilfltllfl preferred construction the 0 machines by which cloth orlike vfabric :is

plurality} otorificesdfin its top or ,croivn circling the inner pipe 4 and formed with extending 'from'fendto end of the casing 52. 1 series or alternate dampening and'squeezing 1 .With such 1' construction the annular space operationsin a continued passage 'through [through thefiuid inthe tank 9 to a bottom 2 designates a semi-circular tank or cas zontal -apertured sheet or Web 3 preferably" 7 4: designates'aninnerpipe' or dnctektendpipe ljisxformedjwith a single =orifieeor a and extending froniend to end ofthe casm1 L w ingQ. 1; l'ffind this improvement has for its objects,

designates an outerv pipe or duct en- '1 an orifice or orifices 5 in its under side; and

between the pipes 4,5 forms veryveffective expansion"chamber forthe 's'teann and in g connection with the central arrangement of the i pipes 1 with: relation to the curved Wall of the casing 2 is adapted to attain an even distribution of the steam :to the entire area of the orificed vveb or sheet 3 aforesaid.

6 designatesthe usual tension barsfaround which the fabric passes from a table? and overhead roller 8,to be'properlytensioned in its movement in longitudinal'contaet with a the orificed sheet or Web 3 aforesaid. In; such travel of the fabric over the sheet-or web 3 itis exposed to the stea1n=escaping upwardly from the casing 2 to be moistened ondampened thereby I v 9 designates a steep ng tank arranged ad- I p p jacent to the casing Q andadapted to contain i Fig. 2,'is an' enlarged; detail transverse seca bodyrof Water or 'otherdampeningfiuid the Water or like fluid. l 11 designates an"upper transverse roller arranged atthe' side of the tank 9 adjacent to the casing 2 as sh'ovvnw Such upper roller is adaptedto deflect the cloth or fabricafter it passes over the casing 2 downwardly roller 12 in said tank and from which said cloth or fabricpasses upwardly to squeezing rollers as :folloWs.

13 designates alpair of primary squeezing rollers journalled above thetank 9 atthe "midlength of the Same; and between which the bottom roller 14 aforesaidf aforesaid roller 12 is arranged.

the cloth or fabric passes and is efiectively squeezed to remove any air particles which may remain in said cloth or fabric.

14 designates a bottom roller arranged transversely in the tank 9 at the opposite side of the same from that in which the The roller 14 is adapted to receive the cloth or fabric after its passage from the squeezing rollers 13 and down through the fluid in the tank 9'for a second immersion.

15 designates a pair of power driven squeezing rollers journalled in vthe frame 1 above the tank 9 and adapted to receive and squeeze thecloth or fabric as it comes from The carrying shaft 16 of one of the roller 15 is -poweri' driven and preferably constitutes the driving element by which the cloth reeling and pleating mechanisms receive motion in unison with said squeezing rollers 15, as hereinafter described in detail.

frame of thependulum type, pivoted on top rails of the main frame 1 by a transverse 1 shaft 18 and formed with as shown in Fig. 1.

a lower forked end 19 designates a pa r 'of feeding rollers 1 journalled in the forks of'the lower end of the frame 17, with the shaft of one of the rollers carrying a chain wheel'29.

21 designates a' transverse countershaft also journalled on the aforesaid top rails of I the main frame 1, in spaced relationto the aforesaid shaft 18, and carrying at its respective ends cranks 22 connected by links 23 with the pendulum frame 17 to impart oscillatory .movement to .the same in. the operation of the machine.

24 designates a chain or like belt operaj tively connecting chain wheels on the aforesaid shafts 16 and 21 to cause the same to rotatein unison.' v

25des1gnates a pair of idler chain or like wheels loosely mounted on the aforesaid shaft 21, with one of said wheels operatively connected by a chain orlike belt with a chain or like wheel'25. loosely mounted on 1 the aforesaid drawing'shaft 16. The other of said wheels 25 is connected by a chain or like belt '27 with another pair of idler wheels as follows. f a

E 28 designates a pair of'idler chain or like I .1 wheels loosely I mounted on'the' aforesaid 55.

shaft 18 and 1 receiving motion from the chain or belt 27,]above described, and which motion is'in turn transmitted from one of the wheels 28 toja similar wheel 29 on the carrying shaftofone of the aforesaid feed- .ing rollers 17,'through a chain or belt connection 30, as shown in Fig- 1. With the described arrangement of parts aconstant and positive feeding of the fabric operated 0n is attained-during the oscillatorymovement of the pendulum frame 17 to lay the fabric in pleats upon a receiving table 31.

32 designates an inclined track attached to an end of the main frame 1 and adapted to support an initially formed roll of the fabric undergoing treatment, with said core or roll adapted to move by gravity into peripheral driven contact with a driving drum arranged as follows.

33 designates a transverse driving drum journalled in the frame 1 in separated relation to the main feeding and squeezing rollers 15 aforesaid, and operatively connected to'a driving shaft thereof by a chain wheel and belt connection 33 as shown in Figs. 1 and 4. With such construction the described core or roll of fabric receives peripheral motion from the driving drum 33 uniform with the feed of the fabric through the aforesaid main rollers 15, to attain a wind ing or reeling of the fabric into roll for convenient future handling, etc. 17 designates an upright counter-balanced In the present construction, the pleating and the reeling mechanisms above described are intended for alternate use as required, and-to such end the chain wheels 25 and 33 above described are mounted loosely on the shaft 16 and have their opposed faces i the movable clutch member is engaged. Any

usual operating means may be employed to shift the clutch member 34, and hold the same to its engagement 35 designates an idler drum journalled transversely in the aforesaid top rails of the main frame 1, and driven by a chain and wheel. connection 36 with the aforesaid crank shaft 21. Said drum is adapted to receive the fabric as it comes from the main rollers 15 and guides the same in a proper manner to the feed rollers 19 of the pendulum frame 17 aforesaid in the active use of the same.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure vvby Letters Patent, is

1. In a sponging machine of the type described, the combination of a casing having an open top, an orificed web arranged over said open top, means for feeding a fabric over and in contact with said web, a steam inlet duct arranged in said casing, a steeping tank arranged adjacent to said casing, guiding rollers associated with said tank and adapted to direct the fabric through said tank, a pair of intermediate squeezing rollers associated with said tank, and a pair of power driven feeding and squeezing rollers associated with said tank.

2. In a sponging machine of the type described, the combination of a casing having an open top, an orificed Web arranged over said open top, means for feeding a fabric over and in contact with said Web, a steam inlet duct arranged in said casing, a steeping tank arranged'adjaoent to said casing, guiding rollers associated with said tank and adapted to direct the fabric through said tank, a pair of fabric feeding and squeezing rollers associated with said tank, individual CHARLES E. MURRAY. 

